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rapidly changing environments.
The online program is currently avail-
able to U.S. students only. For additional information, visit https://onlinemba.scu.edu.
Virginia Western
Breaks Ground on
New STEM Facility
Virginia Western Community College in Roanoke, VA, recently held a ground- breaking ceremony to commemorate the start of construction on the college’s new STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Facility. President Rob- ert H. Sandel delivered comments related to the important role the new facility will play in developing the region’s workforce.
Virginia Western’s new STEM Facil- ity will be larger than 72,000 square feet, making it the largest building on campus, and feature engineering fabrication, me- chatronics, computer, organic chemistry and microbiology labs along with new classrooms to promote collaborative and interactive STEM learning.
Construction on the $30-million-plus project will begin before Fall Semester 2017 and be completed by Spring Semester 2019.
UNE Announces New
Center for Excellence
in Aging and Health
The Maine-based University of New England (UNE) has announced its intent to establish a Center for Excellence in Aging and Health, thanks to a recent gift of $1 million from Housing Initiatives of New England in support of new programs and approaches to healthy and active aging.
UNE is the largest provider of health care professionals for Maine, with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Dental Medicine and the Westbrook College of
Health Professions, which trains students in several disciplines including nurs- ing, physician assistant, physical therapy and social work. UNE is also a leader in interprofessional education, or IPE as it is known nationally, which results in exem- plary team-based health care.
Housing Initiatives of New England is
a non-profit organization that has been developing affordable apartment com- munities for New England’s seniors since 1990, based on the belief that quality housing combined with supportive services provides better lives for residents. CPM
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